Woman found in graveyard had been shot to death

Church pastor finds body

A woman found dead in a graveyard outside a church had been shot in the chest, the Jefferson County coroner said.

Pastor Tracy Collins, of the East Mount Olive Baptist Church on Highway 552, discovered the body at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday while on his way to Bible study.

"I walked back there to investigate and found that there was a young lady who was deceased behind the church building. She was lying with her head (toward) the woods and her feet facing this way," Collins said.

The coroner identified the woman as Traneccia Collins, 24.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is investigating. No arrests have been made in connection with the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.

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